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Legend of Grimrock

Developer: Almost Human · Published by Almost Human · 2012
A classic grid-based dungeon crawler reborn with modern looks.
Dungeon CrawlerGrid-BasedPuzzleRPG
4.0
Excellent
POCG VERDICT
Old-school grid-crawling with modern polish and devious puzzles.
Almost Human revives the grid-based dungeon crawler with modern looks, deep party-building and great puzzles. Fiddly spell-casting is the main bitter note.
About This Game

Legend of Grimrock is a 2012 grid-based dungeon crawler by Finnish studio Almost Human. It marries the old-school, one-tile-at-a-time movement of classics like Dungeon Master and Wizardry with modern graphics, deep party customization and devious puzzles. It released on PC, with later iOS and console ports.

POCG ReviewOriginal: June 4, 2012
4.0
Excellent
Review Verdict
Legend of Grimrock
Almost Human revives the grid-based dungeon crawler with modern looks, deep party-building and great puzzles. Fiddly spell-casting is the main bitter note.
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Release
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Original Hardware
A Windows PC; sold on Steam and GOG.
Modern Re-release
Available on Steam and GOG, with an iOS port; the sequel Legend of Grimrock 2 followed in 2014.